Spokesperson of the Hong Kong Comprehensive Police Force

Chapter 719 A blessing in disguise?
The Hong Kong government’s Executive Council is not the highest decision-making body.

However, it definitely plays a very crucial role in determining the direction of Hong Kong Island.

The initiator was invited and appointed by the big boss of the Hong Kong government, and he was the big boss’s most trusted confidant.

The Executive Council has more than 30 members in total, including some current accountable officials of the Hong Kong government, commonly known as official members.

The rest are non-official members.

He does not hold a position in any Hong Kong government agency, but he is not an unofficial member of the Legislative Council either.

There may be many ambitious people at all levels of the Hong Kong government who are willing to collude with foreigners, but all members of the Executive Council can almost eliminate this possibility.

Mr. Tung, the current big boss of the Hong Kong government, is the boss who has safely steered Hong Kong Island during its complete return and was successfully re-elected.

His ability cannot be said to be flawless, but his judgment of people is definitely accurate enough.

All members of the Executive Council are patriots with firm positions and convictions.

Lu Minghua, the deputy director of the Security Bureau, was barely qualified to become one of them.

You must know that the current top police officer Wong Bing-yiu and Zhou Quan, who is highly regarded by Mr. Tung and higher-ups in the Hong Kong government, are not qualified to attend this meeting.

What’s more, there are ambitious people like Huang Lide, Ma Zhuoxian, Li Shusheng, etc. who have unclear ties with the foreigners!

Lu Minghua's intention to raise this matter at the executive meeting undoubtedly represents a certain situation.

That is, the loyal people, with Mr. Dong as the core, are ready to discuss behind closed doors how to focus on cracking down on the remaining forces of the foreigners.

According to Zhou Quan's current level, he is obviously not qualified to know how the subsequent events will develop.

All he needs to do is continue to dig deeper into all known suspicious targets, the deeper the better.

After all, the more remnants of the foreign forces are exposed, the more resolute Hong Kong's overall position will become.

Although there is work related to this, Zhou Quan has never neglected or interrupted it.

Ultimately, the National Security Bureau’s primary responsibility is to take care of this aspect.

But Lu Minghua's attitude undoubtedly made Zhou Quan very happy.

Since their time in the Security Department of the Police Force, he and Lu Minghua have been like-minded.

To this day, even though the two of them no longer work in the same department, there will definitely be competition between them in the future.

However, in the general direction, their beliefs have never wavered.

"Sir Lu, is this document enough to appease the complaints of Customs and Immigration?"

With a playful smile on his lips, Zhou Quan looked at Lu Minghua meaningfully.

"Why isn't it enough?"

Lu Minghua met the gaze of his old partner and snorted coldly at first.

"I look at the customs and immigration department, who dares to say anything more?"

Then, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The remaining foreign forces are becoming increasingly active, which is naturally not good news for the Hong Kong government.

However, this situation has now been discovered by the police.

That situation is another matter, it is like a ray of hope after a dark period.

If the opponent doesn't move, then it's fine. If he moves, he will immediately hide in the pocket that has been set up in advance.

Not only will it fail to make any waves, but it will also suffer a loss in its already declining strength.

After all, the five-star red flag is now flying in Hong Kong Island.

Zhou Quan, Lu Minghua and others are the ones with the upper hand, and the balance of victory has already tilted in their direction.

The impact at the macro level is unquestionable, but the subtle details below can also bring tangible benefits.

Just like Zhou Quan and Lu Minghua now.

Operation Sword was a complete success. It not only eliminated a terrorist extortion attack in its infancy, but also uncovered a number of traitors hidden within the Hong Kong government's disciplined forces.

As the leader of this series of events, Zhou Quan and the police force's contributions cannot be ignored. As for Lu Minghua, he can also gain very considerable benefits from it.

Deputy Commissioner of Customs, Assistant Director of the Immigration Department, these are the benefits that Lu Minghua can directly grasp in his hands.

Among all the disciplined forces under the Hong Kong government, the police force and the Independent Commission Against Corruption are the most special.

The former is nominally under the management of the Security Bureau, but has a high degree of autonomy.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for Zhou Quan to sign an executive order that made him the most powerful boss in the Hong Kong government at that time.

The Independent Commission Against Corruption is a disciplinary force that reports directly to the big bosses of the Hong Kong government.

Under special circumstances, even the big bosses of the Hong Kong government are within the investigation procedures of the Independent Commission Against Corruption.

Therefore, even though the Security Bureau is nominally the management department of the Hong Kong government's disciplined forces, its influence on the police force is very low, and it cannot participate in the operation of the Independent Commission Against Corruption.

Only other disciplined forces such as Customs, Immigration Department, Correctional Services Department, etc. are the departments that the Security Bureau can directly influence.

Currently the second-in-command of customs and the third-in-command of the immigration department has been brought down.

Lu Minghua was the first to learn of the news. How could he possibly miss these two positions?

For him personally, this was undoubtedly a surprise that came out of nowhere.

"Sir Quan, I won't bother you anymore!"

Lu Minghua, who had gained a lot from this trip, stood up and extended his right hand to Zhou Quan with a smile on his face.

"I still need to go back to the headquarters to report to the director, so I'll take my leave now!"

Although Zhou Quan was just doing his job, Lu Minghua did get some real benefits after all.

He will definitely remember this friendship in his heart.

"Mr. Lu, please come home more often when you have time!"

Zhou Quan raised his hand and shook it with the same warm expression. He personally sent Lu Minghua to the parking lot of the police building.

At this point, the storm caused by Hong Jipeng has temporarily come to an end for Zhou Quan.

Within the police force, investigations into ambitious figures such as Wong Li-tak, Ma Cheuk-yin and Li Shu-shing continue.

At the same time, they tried to see if they could find solid evidence against the three of them through the spies they already had.

Zhou Quan did not personally pay attention to or be in charge of the related interrogation work.

He could use hypnosis to directly see into the minds of those traitors.

Unfortunately, the evidence obtained in this way does not comply with the laws of Hong Kong Island at all.

It is simply unrealistic to use this to get rid of three Legislative Council members who have considerable influence in the Hong Kong government.

If Zhou Quan took the lead in the interrogation, it might even lead to adverse developments.

After all, Huang Lide, Ma Zhuoxian and Li Shusheng are not the only remaining forces of the foreigners.

No one knows whether there are other people behind these three people.

These three people are different from ordinary criminals. The evidence obtained through hypnosis may even become an excuse for those with ulterior motives to attack Zhou Quan.

Just interrogate those traitors normally. It would be best if we could catch the three of them and put them to death.

If you can't find them, then just keep a close eye on them and lure them out of their hole.

After all, the actual authority of these three people is far less than that of those traitors in the disciplined forces.

As long as we keep a close eye on these three of them, they won't be able to cause any trouble.

The police force temporarily regained its calm, but outside the force undercurrents began to stir.

The Hong Kong government's Executive Council is held once a week, but this does not affect Lu Minghua's purge of other disciplined forces under his command.

With the help of the fall of the Deputy Commissioner of Customs and the Assistant Director of the Immigration Department, Lu Minghua directly initiated an investigation procedure outside the police force.

Although he would not eliminate dissidents, he would certainly take this opportunity to crack down on those traitors who were colluding with the foreigners, and thus support his own confidants to take over.

(End of this chapter)